milgram

Question 1

when was the study

Answer 1

1963

Question 2

what was the aim?

Answer 2

to investigate what level of obedience would be shown when participants were told y an authority figure to administer electric shocks to another person

Question 3

how nay participants were there?

Answer 3

40

Question 4

how old were particpants?

Answer 4

20-50

Question 5

where were participants from?

Answer 5

new haven

Question 6

how much were they paid?

Answer 6

$4.50

Question 7

how were participants gathered?

Answer 7

repsonded to newspapers and ads

Question 8

what was the method?

Answer 8

• introduced to experimenter
• introduced to experimenter
• rigged draw
• brought into room
• given test shock of 45 volts
• pair game, had to ask confederate what word went with the pair if wrong they shocked him
• verbal prods
• at 300v learner kicks wall
• ends when all 4 prods used or reach 450

Question 9

when does learner kick the wall?

Answer 9

at 300 volts

Question 10

what was the test shocl?

Answer 10

45 volts

Question 11

what were verbal prods?

Answer 11

given when ppt looked as though they were not going to continue
included
‘please continue’

Question 12

how many went to 450?

Answer 12

65% continued to 450 volts

Question 13

how many went to 300

Answer 13

100%

Question 14

what kinds of distress was shown by participants?

Answer 14

nail biting
sweting
seizures

Question 15

how many people were seen to have seizures?

Answer 15

3

Question 16

what was the conclusion?

Answer 16

mailgram concluded that situation is a bigger factor in obedience than personality
social influence is a strong factor in obedience